NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon If she be a wallchowmah (kho-maw') a wall of protection -- wall, walled. we will build banah (baw-naw') to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely. upon her a palace tiyrah (tee-raw') a wall; hence, a fortress or a hamlet -- (goodly) castle, habitation, palace, row. of silver keceph (keh'-sef) silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling). and if she be a door deleth (deh'-leth) something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door -- door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (In Psa. 141:3, dal, irreg.). we will inclose tsuwr (tsoor) to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile) her with boards luwach (loo'-akh) probably meaning to glisten; a tablet (as polished), of stone, wood or metal -- board, plate, table. of cedar 'erez (eh-rez') a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) -- cedar (tree). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "If she is a wall, We will build on her a battlement of silver; But if she is a door, We will barricade her with planks of cedar." King James Bible If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar. Holman Christian Standard Bible If she is a wall, we will build a silver parapet on it. If she is a door, we will enclose it with cedar planks. W International Standard Version If she's a wall, on her we will build a battlement of silver. If she's a door, we will enclose her with planks of cedar. NET Bible If she is a wall, we will build on her a battlement of silver; but if she is a door, we will barricade her with boards of cedar. GOD'S WORD® Translation If she is a wall, we will build a silver barrier around her. If she is a door, we will barricade her with cedar boards. King James 2000 Bible If she is a wall, we will build upon her towers of silver: and if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar. Links Song of Solomon 8:9Song of Solomon 8:9 NIV Song of Solomon 8:9 NLT Song of Solomon 8:9 ESV Song of Solomon 8:9 NASB Song of Solomon 8:9 KJV |